Shchemelinin Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shchemelinin Surname User-submission:

The basis of the surname Shchemelinin was a plant name shchemelina (щемелина). This is how the southern Slavic dialects called the 'lungwort', as well as the 'gourd plant'. That means that original person who got this Surname was a medicaster (traditional doctor), who treated people by dry plants or roots.

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Shchemelinin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4791:300,88330,822
Belarus261:365,42538,396
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Shchemelinin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The basis of the surname Shchemelinin was a plant name shchemelina (щемелина). This is how the southern Slavic dialects called the 'lungwort', as well as the 'gourd plant'. That means that original person who got this Surname was a medicaster (traditional doctor), who treated people by dry plants or roots.

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Shchemelinin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shchemelinin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shchemelinin is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shchemelinin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shchemelinin is the 607,405th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. Shchemelinin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Shchemelinin are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 479 people, or 1 in 300,883. In Russia Shchemelinin is most common in: Bryansk Oblast, where 51 percent live, Komi Republic, where 7 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia Shchemelinin exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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Shemelynyn735/
Shchemylynyna722/
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